The programme is scheduled to start in mid-October and last for a period of nine months

CGG on Tuesday announced that it has received a Letter of Award for a large high-end seismic acquisition programme offshore West Africa.

The survey will mobilise the Geo Coral, Geo Barents and Pacific Finder vessels to conduct a 1,484 km2 BroadSeis wide-azimuth survey. The programme is scheduled to start in mid-October and last for a period of nine months.

Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO, CGG, said of the contract: “CGG has the largest seismic fleet of high-end vessels and unmatched experience in acquiring broadband wide-azimuth marine surveys. We are therefore uniquelyplaced to offer our clients innovative acquisition solutions that deliver the best subsurface images.”